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Have you created a great self-promotional video about your business? Enter it into our Promo Video contest for a chance to win some really amazing prizes from Lumix, Tamron, Lowepro, Marathon Press and more! Continue reading →

Photographer Paul Armstrong won Grand Prize in our Ultimate Story contest last month. His winning video ‘ISLANDIA – A Photographer’s Heaven‘ features stunning images of frozen landscapes and a gorgeous portrayal of the Northern Lights. Capturing the scenery didn’t come easy. Paul and his team battled some harsh conditions and of course, were at the mercy of mother nature. Read below to learn about his journey photographing Iceland.

“The purpose of the trip was to photograph the Northern Lights ( Auroras ) as well as the ice on the beach at Jökulsárlón Glacier lagoon. We selected January as the nights were long giving us the best possibility to photograph the auroras and the days were cool so the ice would stay a long time at the lagoon. Temperature range along the southern coast was surprising +3C to -3C or 27F – 37F letting us spend lots of time outdoors and not have to be bundled up in parkas.

We heard Iceland would be windy, but we had no idea of the strength of the wind. But with wind you get wave action and this made for some great shooting while waiting for the auroras. Mother nature plays a big role in photographing auroras and she granted us 3 nights where we had cloudless to partly cloudy skies. Mother nature did not allow us any sunrises or sunsets while we were at the lagoon, preventing us from photographing icebergs in the magic light.

Iceland is a fantastic place to photograph landscapes. The land changes every 10 minutes, around every bend in the road giving you options to photograph lava of all shapes and sizes, waterfalls, mosses, ice caves, icebergs, wildlife, Icelandic horses as well as hills and valleys.

Whether you’ve captured a photo safari, trip of a lifetime, scenic landscapes or some backyard macros, we want to see your best visual stories. All entries must be received by September 10th. The grand prize winner will be announced September 20, 2014.

Click here to learn more and enter! It’s totally free and open to contestents world-wide!

Our industry is flooded with contests – always looking for the ultimate image. Well we’ve set out in search of the Ultimate Story – told through the creative use of still images, video and music.

The video below will fill you in more and then a click on the link and you can get all the details, prize information and meet the judges. This first contest in the series kicks off April 1. Final date for submissions is June 10 and the winner will be announced on June 20, 2014.

This is more than just another photography contest. This is about finding great storytellers, no matter what your story is about – weddings, vacations, outdoor/wildlife, family, children and pet photography, whatever your creative spirit decides to share.